![]() ![]() The female catkin is 3-5 inches long and 1.5 inches wide. Flowers: Flower Color: Green Flower Inflorescence: Catkin Insignificant Flower Bloom Time: Spring Flower Size: 3-6 inches Flower Description: Greenish male and female catkins appear from May to June.The fruits are displayed from July to August. The fruit is a showy 3-5 inch long, cigar-shaped seedpod. Fruit: Display/Harvest Time: Summer Fruit Type: Nut Fruit Length: > 3 inches Fruit Description: The female catkin produces an oblong nutlet.Cultural Conditions: Light: Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight) Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Clay High Organic Matter Loam (Silt) Sand Soil pH: Acid (8.0) Neutral (6.0-8.0) Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Available Space To Plant: 12-24 feet USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Dense Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Maintenance: Low Texture: Medium.Life Cycle: Woody Recommended Propagation Strategy: Seed Stem Cutting Country Or Region Of Origin: Japan, northeastern China, Korea and Russia Distribution: Native: China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, and Primorye Dimensions: Height: 20 ft. Attributes: Genus: Carpinus Species: cordata Family: Betulaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): The tree wood is used for making furniture and agricultural tools.Tags: #deciduous #shade garden #low maintenance #understory tree #street tree #privacy #attractive leaves #screening #heavy shade tolerant #hedge ![]() See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious problems though cankers, leaf spots and twig blight occasionally occur. The wood from the tree is used for making furniture and farming tools.īigleaf Hornbeam is an attractive low-maintenance understory tree. ![]() The female catkins produce oblong cigar-shaped nutlets that are seen from July to August. The flowers are greenish male and female catkins that are present from May to June. The leaves are large, dark green, and heart-shaped with doubly serrated margins. It has a rounded habit, but it will tolerate pruning for use as a screen or hedge. The tree will tolerate full sun, but it thrives in part shade. This species prefers moist, well-drained, and organically rich soils. The common name, Hornbeam, is derived from "horn," meaning hard, and "beam," meaning tree in Old English. The genus name, Carpinus, is Latin for "hornbeam." The species name, cordata, references its heart-shaped leaves. It is typically found in forests and mountain slopes. The tree is a member of the Betulaceae or Birch Family.īigleaf Hornbeam is native to Japan, Korea, China, and Russia. The dense heart-shaped leaves and dark gray bark can be appreciated in any shaded woodland garden. Tolerant of hard pruning, this tree may be used as a hedge or screen. The tree is frequently used as an understory tree because it thrives in shade. In its native habitat, Bigleaf Hornbeam may reach 50 feet in height. The tree grows to a height of 20 to 30 feet tall and 12-15 feet wide. Phonetic Spelling kar-PINE-us kor-DAY-tah Descriptionīigleaf Hornbeam or Heartleaf Hornbeam is a small to medium-sized, densely branched, slow-growing, deciduous tree. ![]()
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